controller
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An air-traffic controller took trauma leave after the radar outage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In the new study, Zhou and colleagues used super-resolution imaging on neurons grown in the laboratory and found that the MPS behaves more like a cellular traffic controller, regulating all major forms of endocytosis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
"There have been multiple reports as you can imagine," the controller adds on the radio.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Are you serious?” the controller asked, before warning an American flight that was next in line to land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
He punched a few buttons on the console, rotated the turntable, and repeatedly pressed the A button on his Wii controller really, really fast.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
Vital technology has been upgraded but continues to show vulnerabilities: In mid-June, Newark controllers twice lost radar visibility, including one episode in which controllers couldn’t see aircraft for seven minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The controllers are slated to return to the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, where they worked before the move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Before the incident, controllers can be heard warning of the presence of fireworks.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Launching in the UK and Ireland on 22 June, the Playground ditches controllers for body movements, tracking players using AI and a built-in camera.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Several pilots from the 586th also became air traffic controllers.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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